Mid-level BI Analyst

Primary Duties and Responsibilities: 

The BI Analyst is responsible for turning data into information, information into insight and insight into business decisions. Responsibilities include conducting full life-cycle activities to include requirements analysis and design, database development and reporting capabilities, and continuously monitoring performance and quality control plans to identify improvements.

Required Qualifications:

Tertiary degree, diploma or certificate in a related field (BSc Computer Science, B.IT or Informatics related degrees).

Experience and Knowledge:

• 5 + years’ working experience as a BI Reporting Analyst, Database Developer and/or Software Consultant.
• Working Knowledge of Database design and Data analytics (specifically Power BI).
• The ideal candidate must have at least 3 + years’ experience in the following technologies, tools and disciplines:
• Tableau and/or Power BI
• MS SQL
• SSRS, SSIS and SSAS
• Big data: Hive, Pig, Flume, Sqoop, Uzi and Spark.
• Predictive Analytics: Alteryx, Python and R.
• Database Warehousing, data consolidation and reporting.

Key Responsibilities:

• Data analysis, design and reporting.
• Update knowledge about emerging industry or technology trends.
• Develop information communication procedures.
• Prepare analytical reports.
• Update database structures and information.
• Design and develop databases to store information for reporting.
• Document operational procedures.
• Document technical specifications or requirements.
• Provide technical support for software/technology maintenance or use.
• Data mapping and transformation.
• Researching various available technologies.
• Migrating existing client’s deliveries to new Business Intelligence platform.
• Cultivates an ongoing partnership with power users in the business, maintaining knowledge of business operations, strategies, information requirements, and
• priorities.

Competencies: 

• Critical Thinking: Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.
• Active Learning: Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.
• Systems Analysis: Determining how a system should work and how changes in conditions, operations, and the environment will affect outcomes.
• Complex Problem Solving: Identifying complex problems and reviewing related information to develop and evaluate options and implement solutions.
• Deductive Reasoning: The ability to apply general rules to specific problems to produce answers that make sense.
• Inductive Reasoning: The ability to combine pieces of information to form general rules or conclusions (includes finding a relationship among seemingly unrelated events).
• Excellent communication skills: Ability to engage with C-level stakeholders, both verbal and non-verbal and communicate a deep understanding of the business and a broad knowledge of technology and applications.
• Technical Literacy: Possess a high level of technical literacy, which helps them determine how a software solution fits into an organization’s current structure and assists in the development of specifications and requirements.
• Analytical Assessment: A high level of analysis to examine current systems and determine overall project needs and scope.
• Schedule Management: Extensive time management skills to determine development schedules and milestones and ensure that deliverables are completed on time for oneself and your team.
• Creativity, self-confidence, and flexibility.